Speaker, Author, Consultant /research-center/author/margaret-reynolds/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Sat, 18 May 2019 20:56:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 141323424 Why your strategic plan might fail to drive growth /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20160822-why-your-strategic-plan-might-fail-to-drive-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20160822-why-your-strategic-plan-might-fail-to-drive-growth /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20160822-why-your-strategic-plan-might-fail-to-drive-growth/#respond Mon, 22 Aug 2016 23:57:14 +0000 http://vistage.staging.wpengine.com/blog/?p=19400 Almost every growth-minded company has a strategic plan. Unfortunately, the vast majority of strategic plans I see are lists of projects that don’t comprise a strategy. Worse, they place heavy demand on resources while potentially creating new operational systems or...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20160822-why-your-strategic-plan-might-fail-to-drive-growth/feed/ 0 19400 Strategic Plan Hoax: 3 Phases of Effective Strategy Development /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/strategic-plan-hoax-3-phases-effective-strategy-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=strategic-plan-hoax-3-phases-effective-strategy-development /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/strategic-plan-hoax-3-phases-effective-strategy-development/#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2014 19:00:14 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=16727 Business executives are often first introduced to the concept of strategic planning in B-school. There, techniques such as SWOT or the 5 forces model are taught to equip future leaders with the tools they need to successfully plan their business....

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/strategic-plan-hoax-3-phases-effective-strategy-development/feed/ 1 16727 Are You a Strategic Leader? /research-center/business-leadership/are-you-a-strategic-leader/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-a-strategic-leader /research-center/business-leadership/are-you-a-strategic-leader/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:00:44 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=16280 We have read the descriptions of “great leaders” from many of the best minds in business—the “level 5 leader” in Jim Collins’ book, the concept of the “leadership duo” in Blueprint to a Billion, and the classic Leadership Gold by John C. Maxwell....

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